March 8, 2018
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Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)
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NU SKIN ENTERPRISES, INC.
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware
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001-12421
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87-0565309
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(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
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(Commission File Number)
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(IRS Employer Identification Number)
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75 West Center Street
Provo, Utah 84601
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(Address of principal executive offices and zip code)
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(801) 345-1000
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(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
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N/A
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(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4 (c))
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Termination by Company Without Cause or by Executive for Good Reason in Connection with a Change in Control: If the Company terminates the employment of an Executive without cause or if the Executive terminates his or her employment for good reason (generally meaning that the Executive's job responsibilities, compensation or benefits have been materially reduced without the Executive's consent), and the termination occurs within six months prior to and in connection with a change in control, as defined in the Policy, or within two years following such change in control, then the Company will pay the Executive a lump sum payment equal to the product of: (i) the sum of (A) the Executive's base salary as of the termination date plus (B) the annual target bonus, which includes the aggregate bonuses the Executive is eligible to earn for the incentive periods in the fiscal year in which the termination occurs (assuming attainment of corporate targets as established by the Committee for such fiscal year and irrespective of whether such targets are actually achieved and whether any annual target bonus for the fiscal year has already been paid); and (ii) a multiplier (of 2 for the CEO; 1.5 for all other Executives). In addition to the lump sum payment, the Company will also pay the Executive a lump sum payment equal to the earned bonus for each outstanding bonus cycle as of the date on which the termination occurs, pro-rated for the number of days the Executive was employed during that bonus cycle; provided that the Executive will be entitled to such a pro-rata bonus for an outstanding annual bonus cycle only if Executive's termination date occurs on or after March 31st of the year of termination. In addition to these lump sum payments, the Company will also pay the Executive a payment equal to the total employer and employee cost of twelve months of health care continuation coverage under the Company's medical, dental, prescription drug and vision care group health plans.
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Other Termination by Company Without Cause or by Executive for Good Reason: If the Company terminates the employment of an Executive without cause, or if the Executive terminates his or her employment for good reason, and such termination does not occur within six months prior to and in connection with a change in control or within two years following such change in control, then the Company will pay the Executive a lump sum payment equal to the product of: (A) the Executive's base salary as of the termination date, and (B) a multiplier (of 1.5 for the CEO; 1.25 for all other Executives). In addition to the lump sum payment, the Company will also pay the Executive a lump sum payment equal to the earned bonus for each outstanding bonus cycle as of the date on which the termination occurs, pro-rated for the number of days the Executive was employed during that bonus cycle; provided that the Executive will be entitled to such a pro-rata bonus for an outstanding annual bonus cycle only if Executive's termination date occurs on or after March 31st of the year of termination. In addition to these lump sum payments, the Company will also pay the Executive the health care continuation payment described above.
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Termination by Reason of Death or Disability: If an Executive's employment is terminated by reason of the Executive's death or disability, the Executive will receive a lump sum payment equal to the earned bonus for each outstanding bonus cycle as of the date on which the termination occurs, pro-rated for the number of days the Executive was employed during that bonus cycle; provided that the Executive will be entitled to such a pro-rata bonus for an outstanding annual bonus cycle only if Executive's termination date occurs on or after March 31st of the year of termination. In the case of termination by reason of disability only, the Company will pay the Executive salary continuation, at the Executive's then-current base salary, until the earlier of the date the Executive is eligible for disability payments under the Company's group disability policies, or ninety days following the date of termination by reason of disability.
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Termination by Company for Cause; Voluntary Termination Without Good Reason; Retirement: An Executive will not be entitled to any additional severance payments or benefits under the terms of the Policy in the instance of the Executive's termination by the Company for Cause, or the Executive's voluntary termination or retirement without Good Reason. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the instance of an Executive's voluntary termination or retirement without Good Reason, the Company will pay the Executive a lump sum payment equal to 75% of the Executive's base salary under the terms of the Key Employee Covenants Agreement if the Company elects, in its sole discretion, to enforce the non-competition obligations in such Key Employee Covenants Agreement.
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10.1
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10.2
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SECTION 1.
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DEFINITIONS
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SECTION 2.
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TERM OF POLICY
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SECTION 3.
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TERMINATION BY COMPANY WITHOUT CAUSE OR BY EXECUTIVE FOR GOOD REASON
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SECTION 4.
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TERMINATION BY REASON OF DEATH OR DISABILITY
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SECTION 5.
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TERMINATION BY THE COMPANY FOR CAUSE
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SECTION 6.
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VOLUNTARY TERMINATION WITHOUT GOOD REASON; RETIREMENT
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SECTION 7.
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SEPARATION AND RELEASE AGREEMENT
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SECTION 8.
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RESTRICTIVE COVENANTS
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SECTION 9.
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COMPLIANCE WITH SECTION 409A
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SECTION 10.
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WITHHOLDING TAXES
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SECTION 11.
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PARACHUTE PAYMENTS
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SECTION 12.
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ADMINISTRATION
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SECTION 13.
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AMENDMENT AND TERMINATION
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SECTION 14.
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OTHER PROVISIONS
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(i)
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Termination without Cause or for Good Reason in Connection with Change in Control.
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Title of Executive
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Multiplier
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· CEO
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2
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· President
· Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
· Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
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Title of Executive
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Multiplier
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· CEO
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· President
· Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
· Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
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Title of Executive
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Continuation Period
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· CEO
· President
· Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
· Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
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Earlier of (i) the date Executive is eligible for disability payments under the Company's group disability policies (as determined by the Company) or (ii) ninety (90) days following the Date of Termination by reason of Disability.
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Employee's employment with the Company terminated on ____________ (the "Employment Termination Date").
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The Company and Employee mutually agree it is in the best interests of both to enter into a mutual understanding, settlement and compromise of all claims and disputes, if any, between them.
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the Equal Pay Act;
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the Fair Labor Standards Act;
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the National Labor Relations Act;
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Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964;
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the Post-Civil War Reconstruction Acts (42 U.S.C. §§ 1981-1988);
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the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990;
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the Rehabilitation Act of 1973;
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the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974;
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the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993;
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the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008;
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the Utah Antidiscrimination Act;
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any other federal or state statute;
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any claim for unpaid compensation or benefits;
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any claim of retaliation or whistleblower discrimination;
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any claim of wrongful discharge against public policy;
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any claim in tort or contract, or for promissory estoppel or violation of a covenant of good faith and fair dealing;
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any and all claims for attorneys' fees, costs, and/or penalties;
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and any other claim arising out of common law or federal, state, or local law.
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Employee should consult with an attorney prior to executing this Agreement;
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Employee has at least 21 days within which to consider this Agreement, although Employee may accept the terms of this Agreement at any time within those 21 days, provided that changes to this Agreement shall not extend or restart the running of the 21-day period;
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Employee has at least seven days following the execution of this Agreement by the parties to revoke this Agreement; and
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this Agreement will not be effective until the revocation period has expired.
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NU SKIN ENTERPRISES, INC.
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By:
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Its:
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EMPLOYEE
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Conflict of Interest: During employment with Company, Employee shall not have any personal interest that is incompatible with the loyalty and responsibility owed to the Company. Employee must discharge his/her responsibility solely on the basis of what is in the best interest of Company and independent of personal considerations or relationships. Employee shall maintain impartial relationships with vendors, suppliers and distributors. Should Employee have any questions regarding this matter, Employee should consult with his/her director or supervisor. If any conflict of interest or potential conflict of interest arises, the Employee must notify his director or supervisor and seek an appropriate waiver or resolution of such conflict of interest. Although it is difficult to identify every activity that might give rise to a conflict of interest, and not by way of making an all-inclusive list, the following provisions apply to common areas for potential conflicts of interests:
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Related Party Transactions. Employees should not have a direct or indirect ownership or financial interest in vendors of Company nor any company doing or seeking to do business with Company. Employees should also not have a financial or other interest in any transaction involving the Company. In the event such a conflict arises, the Employee must notify his/her director or supervisor and the Company may not do business with such vendor or enter into any such transaction unless it has been approved in accordance with the Company's policy with respect to related party transactions.
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Other Employment. Employee shall not perform services of any kind for any entity doing or seeking to do business with Company. As to employment with or service to another company, Employee shall not provide service to any company that competes with the Company, and shall not allow any such activity to detract from his/her job performance, use Company's time, resources or personnel, or require such long hours to affect his/her physical or mental effectiveness.
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Distributorships. While employed by Company and for a period of three (3) months after termination of an employment relationship with Company, Employee shall not directly or indirectly own any interest in a Company distributorship or similar account. Additionally, during the course of employment, neither the Employee's spouse, nor any member of the Employee's household shall own any interest in, or otherwise be associated with, a Company distributorship without the prior written consent of the Company. Employee's spouse, or significant other living in the same household, will not, without the prior written consent of the Company, own any interest in, or otherwise be affiliated with, another direct sales distributorship or be employed by another direct sales or multilevel marketing company. Any pre-existing ownership interests or employment covered in this paragraph must be disclosed to the Company at the time of the execution of this Agreement. Employee shall disclose to his/her immediate director or supervisor any and all areas posing a potential or actual conflict of interest. Said disclosure shall be made as promptly as possible after such conflict arises.
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Work Product:
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Company shall have the sole proprietary interest in the work product of Employee created during his/her employment with Company ("Work Product"), and Employee expressly assigns to Company or its designee all rights, title and interest in and to all copyrights, patents, trade secrets, improvements, inventions, sketches, models and all documents related thereto, manufacturing processes and innovations, special calibration techniques, software, service code, systems designs and any other Work Product developed by Employee, either solely or jointly with others, where said Work Product relates to any business activity or research and development activity in which Company is involved or plans to be involved at the time of or prior to Employee's creating such Work Product, or where such Work Product is developed with the use of Company's time, material, or facilities; and Employee further agrees to disclose any and all such Work Product to Company without delay.
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Employee will promptly disclose to the Company all Work Product, whether or not patentable or registrable under patent, copyright or similar statutes, made or conceived or reduced to practice or learned by Employee, either alone or jointly with others, during the period of his/her employment that (i) at the time of conception or reduction to practice are related to the actual or demonstrably anticipated business of the Company, (ii) result from tasks performed by Employee for the Company, or (iii) are developed on any amount of the Company's time or result from the use of premises or property (including computer systems and engineering facilities) owned, leased, or contracted for by the Company (collectively, "Inventions").
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Non-Disclosure and Assignment:
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Employee acknowledges that during the term of employment with Company he/she may develop, learn and be exposed to information about Company and its business, including but not limited to formulas, business plans, financial data, vendor lists, product and marketing plans, distributor lists, and other trade secrets which information is secret, confidential and vital to the continued success of Company ("Confidential Information"). All Confidential Information and/or Inventions, as well as all intellectual property rights therein, are and shall be the sole property of the Company. Employee hereby assigns and agrees to assign to the Company any rights he or she may have or acquire in such Confidential Information and/or Inventions.
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During and after Employee's employment, Employee shall hold the Confidential Information and/or Inventions in confidence and shall protect them with utmost care. Employee shall not disclose, copy, remove from the Company's premises, or permit any person to disclose or copy any of the Confidential Information and/or Inventions, and Employee shall not use any of the Confidential Information and/or Inventions, except as necessary to perform his/her duties as an employee of Company. In the event that Employee has or has had access to any confidential information belonging to any third party, including but not limited to any of Employee's previous employers, Employee shall hold all such confidential information in confidence and shall comply with the terms of any and all agreements between Employee or Company and the third party with respect to such confidential information. Upon hire, Employee shall disclose to Company the existence of agreements Employee has with prior employers.
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This Agreement will not be interpreted to prevent the use or disclosure of information that (i) is required by law to be disclosed, but only to the extent that such disclosure is legally required, (ii) becomes a part of the public knowledge other than by a breach of an obligation of confidentiality, or (iii) is rightfully received from a third party not obligated to hold such information confidential. The Defend Trade Secrets Act provides immunity to individuals under any federal or state trade secret law for the disclosure of a trade secret that is made: (i) in confidence to a federal, state, or local government official, either directly or indirectly, or to an attorney for the sole purpose of reporting or investigating a suspected violation of law; or (ii) in a complaint or other document filed in a lawsuit or other proceedings, if such filing is made under seal. If an individual files a lawsuit against his or her employer alleging retaliation for reporting a suspected violation of law, the individual may disclose the trade secret to his or her attorney. The individual may also use the trade secret information in the court proceedings, provided that he or she files any documents containing the trade secret under seal and does not disclose the trade secret except pursuant to court order.
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Upon Company's request, and in any event upon termination of Employee's employment for any reason, Employee shall promptly return to Company all materials in his/her possession or control that represent, contain or reasonably could contain Confidential Information and/or Inventions, including but not limited to passwords, documents, drawings, diagrams, flow charts, computer programs, memoranda, notes, and every other medium, and all copies thereof.
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Subject to Paragraph 17 below, during and after Employee's employment, regardless of the circumstances of Employee's termination, Employee shall not communicate to, or use for his/her benefit, or for the benefit of any person, firm, or other entity, without the prior approval of the Company, any Confidential Information or information about Inventions; provided, however, that Employee may communicate such information as required pursuant to law or as necessary or appropriate in connection with any suit or action, or any potential suit or action, brought by Employee against the Company in connection with his/her employment relationship with the Company. Except as outlined in Paragraph 17 below, Employee must advise Company prior to disclosure of Confidential Information to be communicated pursuant to law or in connection with a suit or action as described above so that the Company may obtain a protective order as necessary to protect its confidentiality interests. Employee will return to Company all Company-owned materials including, without limitation, computer and office equipment, supplies and internal Company manuals, customer lists and information, passwords, and marketing materials.
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Future Inventions: Employee recognizes that Inventions relating to his/her activities while working for Company and conceived or made by Employee, whether alone or with others, within one year after termination of Employee's employment may have been conceived in significant part while employed by Company. Accordingly, Employee agrees that such Inventions shall be presumed to have been conceived during Employee's employment with Company and are to be, and hereby are, assigned to Company unless and until Employee has established the contrary.
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Cooperation: Employee shall assist Company in every way deemed necessary or desirable by the Company (but at the Company's expense) to obtain and enforce patents, copyrights, trademarks and other rights and protections relating to any Confidential Information and Inventions in any and all countries, and to that end Employee will execute all documents for use in obtaining and enforcing such patents, copyrights, trademarks and other rights and protections as Company may desire, together with any assign-ments thereof to Company or persons designated by it. If Company is unable for any reason to secure Employee's signature to any document required to apply for or execute any patent, copyright, mask work or other applications with respect to any Inventions (including improvements, renewals, extensions, continuations, divisions or continuations in part thereof), Employee hereby irrevocably designates Company and its duly authorized officers and agents as Employee's agents and attorneys-in-fact for and on Employee's behalf to execute and file any such application and to do all other lawfully permitted acts to further the prosecution and issuance of patents, copyrights, mask works or other rights thereon with the same legal force and effect as if executed by Employee. Employee's duty to assist Company extends to enforcement of patents, copyrights, trademarks, and other rights and protections described above, of which were executed and signed on Employee's behalf pursuant to Employee's designation of Company for signatory authority. Employee's obligation to assist Company shall con-tinue beyond the termination of his/her employment, but Company shall compensate him/her at a reasonable rate after his/her termination for time actually spent by Employee at Company's request on such assistance.
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Ethical Standards: Employee agrees to maintain the highest ethical and legal standards in his/her conduct, to be scrupulously honest and straight-forward in all of his/her dealings and to avoid all situations which might project the appearance of being unethical or illegal.
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Product Resale: As an employee of Company, Employee may receive Company products and materials either at no charge or at a discount as specified from time to time by Company in its sole discretion. Employee agrees that the products received shall be used strictly in accordance with the policies of the Company regarding products received by employees from the Company and shall not be sold, distributed or transferred in any manner that would violate such policies, as they may be amended from time to time.
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Gratuities: Employee shall neither seek nor retain gifts, gratuities, entertainment or other forms of compensation, benefit, or persuasion from suppliers, distributors, vendors or their representatives without the consent of a Company Vice President with the exception of meals provided in the ordinary course of business on an infrequent basis.
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Non-Solicitation: Employee shall not in any way, directly or indirectly, at any time during employment or within two (2) years after either a voluntary or involuntary employment termination: (a) solicit, divert, take away, or unreasonably interfere with Company's distributors; (b) in any manner solicit, divert, take away, or interfere unreasonably with Company's employees or vendors; or (c) assist any other person(s) in any manner in an attempt to do any of the foregoing.
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Non-Disparagement: Subject to Paragraph 17 below, employee shall not in any way, directly or indirectly at any time during employment or after either voluntary or involuntary employment termination, disparage Company, Company products or Company Distributors.
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Non-Endorsement: Employee shall not in any way, directly or indirectly, at any time during employment or within one (1) year after either a voluntary or involuntary employment termination endorse any sales compensation plan of another company or product that competes with products of Company, promote or speak on behalf of any company whose products compete with those of Company, or allow Employee's name or likeness to be used in any way to promote any company or product that competes with Company or any products of Company.
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Non-Competition: Because of the Company's legitimate business interest, in exchange for the benefits of continued employment by Company and participation in the Executive Severance Policy maintained by Company, Employee shall not accept employment with, contribute Employee's knowledge, engage in or participate, directly or indirectly, individually or as an officer, director, employee, shareholder, consultant, partner, joint venturer, agent, equity owner, distributor or in any other capacity whatsoever, with any entity engaged in the same or similar business as the Company, including those engaged in the business of LED light source growing, or direct selling that competes with the business of Company whether for market share of products or for independent distributors in a territory in which Company is doing business; provided, however, Employee may own publicly-traded securities of a company's whose securities are publicly traded on either the NYSE, American or NASDAQ stock exchanges if the Employee's ownership interest is less than 1% of the total outstanding securities of such company. The Employee shall not engage in activities that may require or inevitably require disclosure of trade secrets, proprietary information, or Confidential Information. The restrictions set forth in this paragraph shall remain in effect during the Employee's employment with Company and during a period of one (1) year following the Employee's termination of employment. Within fifteen (15) days of termination of Employee's employment, Company shall notify Employee whether it elects to enforce the Employee's obligation set forth in this paragraph. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event Company decides, in its sole discretion, to enforce Employee's non-competition obligation(s) with regard to an Employee whose employment ended as a result of the Employee's voluntary termination of employment without Good Reason (as defined in the Executive Severance Policy maintained by Company), Company may elect, in its sole discretion, to pay Employee a sum of up to seventy-five percent of the Employee's annual base salary at termination of employment, less applicable withholding taxes, for the one year period following the termination of employment during which the restrictive covenants in this paragraph remain in effect. Unless other arrangements are made at Company's sole discretion, such payment may be made in equal periodic installments in accordance with Company's regular payroll practices until all payments are completed. Such ongoing payments shall be contingent upon Employee's ongoing compliance with his/her continuing obligations under this Agreement.
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Acknowledgement: Employee acknowledges that his/her position and work activities with the Company are "key" and vital to the on-going success of Company's operation in each product category and in each geographic location in which Company operates. In addition, Employee acknowledges that his/her employment or involvement with any other entity or company engaged in the business of LED light source growing, or direct selling or multilevel marketing would create the impression that Employee has left Company for a "better opportunity," which could damage Company by this perception in the minds of Company's employees, independent distributors, or other persons. Therefore, Employee acknowledges that his/her confidentiality, non-solicitation, non-disparagement, non-endorsement and non-competition covenants are fair and reasonable and should be construed to apply to the fullest extent possible by applicable laws. Employee has carefully read this Agreement, has consulted with independent legal counsel to the extent Employee deems appropriate, and has given careful consideration to the restraints imposed by the Agreement. Employee acknowledges that the terms of this Agreement are enforceable regardless of the manner in which Employee's employment is terminated, whether voluntary or involuntary. In the event that Employee is to be employed as an attorney for a competitive business, Company and Employee acknowledge that paragraph 12 is not intended to restrict the right of the Employee to practice law in violation of any applicable rules of professional conduct.
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Return of Equipment and Information upon Termination: Upon termination of employment, Employee shall return to Company all assets and equipment of Company along with any Confidential Information and Work Product including any distributor and vendor contact information and notes or summaries of all of the above. Employee shall not retain any copies of the returned items.
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Remedies: Employee acknowledges: (a) that compliance with the restrictive covenants contained in this Agreement are necessary to protect the business and goodwill of Company and (b) that a breach will result in irreparable and continuing damage to Company, for which money damages may not provide adequate relief. Consequently, Employee agrees that, in the event that he/she breaches or threatens to breach these restrictive covenants, Company shall be entitled to both: (1) a preliminary or permanent injunction to prevent the continuation of harm and (2) money damages insofar as they can be determined. Nothing in this Agreement shall be construed to prohibit Company from also pursuing any other remedy, the parties having agreed that all remedies are cumulative. It is further recognized and agreed that the covenants set forth herein are for the purpose of restricting Employee's activities to the extent necessary for the protection of the legitimate business interests of Company and that Employee agrees that said covenants do not and will not preclude him/her from engaging in activities sufficient for the purposes of earning a living.
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Attorney's Fees: If any party to this Agreement breaches any of the terms of this Agreement, then that party shall pay to the non-defaulting party all of the non-defaulting party's costs and expenses, including reasonable attorney's fees, incurred by that party in enforcing the terms of this Agreement.
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Protected Activity. Nothing in this document is intended, or should be interpreted, to restrict, impede, or otherwise limit the rights of all employees, including Key Employees, to report possible violations of law or regulation to any governmental agency or entity tasked with enforcing such laws and regulations, including but not limited to the United States Department of Justice, the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the Department of Labor, Congress, and any agency Inspector General, or participate in an investigation by any such administrative agencies; nor is this document intended to limit employees' rights to discuss among themselves or others wages, benefits, and other terms and conditions of employment or workplace matters of mutual concern, as protected by the National Labor Relations Act. Employee is not required to notify the Company of his or her intention to file such a report or participate in such an investigation prior to contacting the agency.
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Court's Right to Modify Restriction: The parties have attempted to limit the Employee's right to compete only to the extent necessary to protect Company from unfair competition. The parties recognize, however, that reasonable people may differ in making such a determination. Consequently, the parties agree that, if the scope or enforceability of the restrictive covenants contained in this Agreement is in any way disputed at any time, a court or other trier of fact may modify and enforce the covenants to the extent that it believes to be reasonable under the circumstances existing at that time.
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Severability: If any provision, paragraph, or subparagraph of this Agreement is adjudged by any court or administrative agency to be void or unenforceable in whole or in part, this adjudication shall not affect the validity of the remainder of the Agreement, including any other provision, paragraph, or subparagraph. Each provision, paragraph, and subparagraph of this Agreement is severable from every other provision, paragraph, and subparagraph and constitutes a separate and distinct covenant.
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Governing Law and Forum: This Agreement shall be governed and enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of Utah, and any litigation between the parties relating to this Agreement shall be conducted in the courts of Utah County or Salt Lake City where necessary for federal court matters.
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Employment At Will: Employee understands that employment with Company is at-will, meaning that employment with Company is completely voluntary and for an indefinite term and that either Employee or Company is free to terminate the employment relationship at any time, with or without cause or advance notice, provided that termination is not done for an unlawful or discriminatory purpose.
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Employment Subject to Company's Policies and Procedures: The Parties acknowledge and agree that Company has established, and may establish, various workplace policies and procedures, which the Company may modify in its sole discretion from time to time. Employee acknowledges such policies and procedures, and agrees to abide by such policies and procedures as they may be implemented or modified from time to time.
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Entire Agreement: Company and Employee understand and agree that this Agreement shall constitute the entire agreement between them regarding the subject matter contained herein, and that all prior understandings or agreements regarding these matters are hereby superseded and replaced, including, without limitation, the Key-Employee Covenants Agreement previously signed by the parties. Any amendment to or modification of this Agreement must be in writing signed by the parties hereto and stating the intent of the parties to amend or modify this Agreement.
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Survivability of Obligations: This Agreement sets forth several obligations which continue after the termination of Employee's employment with Company, including without limitation those obligations set forth in paragraphs 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 9, 10, 11, and 12, and the Parties specifically acknowledge and agree that such obligations shall survive the termination of Employee's employment for any reason.
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Enforcement of Restrictive Covenants: If Employee breaches any of the provisions of Paragraphs 3, 9, 10, 11, or 12 of this Agreement, the Parties acknowledge and agree that such breach is likely to cause the Company serious, immediate and irreparable damage. Accordingly, if Employee breaches or threatens to breach any such provision, the Company shall have no adequate remedy at law and may obtain injunctive relief against Employee in any court of competent jurisdiction. The seeking and/or obtaining of such injunctive relief shall be without prejudice to the Company's right to seek any other remedies available to the Company for such breach or threatened breach, including the recovery of damages from Employee. Employee agrees that the Company does not need to post a bond to obtain an injunction and waives Employee's right to require such a bond. The remedies provided for under this provision are intended to be in addition to, not in place of, remedies available under federal and state laws, including the Federal Defend Trade Secrets Act ("FDTSA"). If the Company pursues claims against Employee under the FDTSA, the Company may recover damages from Employee that include, but are not limited to, monetary damages and punitive or exemplary damages and may obtain injunctive relief against Employee.
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Dated: __________________
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EXECUTIVE
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/s/ Ritch Wood
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/s/ Joseph Y. Chang
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Ritch Wood
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Joseph Y. Chang
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Chief Executive Officer
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